The mission of the Kennett Consolidated School District is to provide a quality education that increases the achievement of every student in order for all to become successful and thoughtful contributors to society.

"Bancroft Elementary School is dedicated to creating a safe and rewarding educational experience for all children. Our goal is to focus on student success by fostering a positive, accepting and supportive learning environment where students are proud of the work that they do each day."

"Greenwood is comprised of hardworking students and dedicated teachers who measure success, not only in high-test scores, but also in lessons learned, problems solved, performances presented and projects completed."

"Mary D Lang Kindergarten Center has a balanced educational program that is focused on the whole child with experiences designed to expand the mental, physical, emotional, and social development of every student."

"Here at New Garden Elementary School we are committed to providing a nurturing and supportive learning environment for students to grow and feel successful while providing an excellent instructional program to meet the individual needs of all students."

"The entire Kennett Middle School staff believes that it is an honor and privilege to educate and care for the most prized possessions of our community, your children. We are a school that creates a well-balanced learning environment with high academic and behavioral standards."

"At Kennett High School, we hold our students to the highest of expectations both in and outside of the classroom. Together, we collaborate and communicate to ensure a positive learning environment where all students feel safe, welcomed, and inspired to improve each and every day...."

"KHS is very proud of our teams, coaches, and especially our student-athletes. They all do an outstanding job of representing KHS with hard work, dedication and sportsmanship both on and off the field."

"At Kennett High School, we hold our students to the highest of expectations both in and outside of the classroom. Together, we collaborate and communicate to ensure a positive learning environment where all students feel safe, welcomed, and inspired to improve each and every day...."

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In an effort to continuously improve upon a safe & secure environment for our students and staff, the District, in collaboration with local law enforcement, identified priorities related to building security which included the revised visitor procedures listed below. These procedures will be implemented at all buildings beginning Friday, February 1st.

Thank you and we truly appreciate your support and cooperation moving forward.

The Bancroft Elementary School’s instrumental ensembles feature both the fourth and fifth grade band lead by Mrs. Michelle Strickland and the third, fourth, and fifth grade orchestra lead by Mrs. Elisa Mata. The ensembles recently had a successful winter concert and are preparing the students with new a musical repertoire for the spring. Music literacy and tone quality are the primary focus as they venture into music exploring dynamics, articulation, and new notes and rhythms. As always, the encourage young musicians are encouraged to practice daily so that they may unleash their full potential and become the best musicians they can be!

Mrs. Leslie Coppola’s third grade science class created a C4 Galaxy as a culminating activity to their Solar System unit. Each student created and named their own planet. In an essay, students included the natural resources, jobs available, who lives there, and interesting facts about their planet. The excitement and creativity was out of this world! Well done C4!

“Be Kind” is a new school wide goal at Bancroft Elementary School this year. Third grade has been putting a big emphasis on being kind to others. We recently discussed how we have been nice to others and what we could do to be kind to everyone. We then created a winter scene with our ideas. We had “SNOW” much fun making a “BLIZZARD” of kindness.

In an ongoing effort to increase school safety, I am pleased to announce the roll-out of the anonymous statewide reporting system, “Safe2Say Something” (S2SS). This system allows students, parents, or community members to submit anonymous and confidential tips 24/7 through a website, app, or by phone. A crisis center then reviews and assesses all submissions before forwarding relevant information to law enforcement and/or the school for intervention. Users may report observed threats, behaviors, actions, and harassment such as bullying.

The S2SS program is a youth violence prevention program started by Sandy Hook Promise, a national nonprofit organization focused on preventing violence before it happens by educating and mobilizing youth and adults to identify, intervene, and get help for individuals who may be at-risk of hurting themselves or others.

We will be holding a parent information meeting regarding this new initiative on Tuesday, January 22, at 6:45 p.m. in the Kennett High School Auxiliary Gym. We will also be live streaming the presentation for those who are unable to attend in person. A live stream link will be posted on www.kcsd.org. Additionally, a recording of the meeting and other S2SS resources will be made available on our website.

I look forward to meeting you and answering any questions you may have on January 22. If you are unable to attend and have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach me directly at (610) 444-6602.

Third grade students at Bancroft Elementary School have been busy learning about the water cycle in science this month. In Miss Wendy Clendening’s class, students will make their own water cycle posters.

Third grade students have also been working on hard on Junior Reading Olympics. The students read books on the Third Grade Reading Olympics list and take Accelerated Reader quizzes independently. Then they compete against one another in the library with Mr. Livergood once every two weeks. It’s a great motivation to keep everyone reading!

Guidance counselor, Mrs. Jan Turner, conducts classroom guidance lessons, which are an integral part of the curriculum at Bancroft Elementary School. First graders learn about the importance of rules in their new school and second graders learn the differences between tattling and reporting.

The newly state-mandated career lessons are underway and will finish by year’s end. The topics of this curriculum include entrepreneurship as well as career awareness, preparation, acquisition, and advancement. The school has welcomed two guest speakers – Mrs. Noelia Scharon, Co-Owner/Founder of La Michoacana Ice Cream visited the third grade and Kennett High School’s Assistant Principal Mr. Ray Fernandez visited the fourth grade. Fifth grade students participated in mock job interviews. Later in the school year, Crime Victims of Chester County will do presentations on bullying and internet safety. These lessons are instructional and informative in nature and reach all students.

Throughout the year Miss Rachael Pearson’s class has been practicing kindness, both towards themselves and others. One of C-1’s favorite ways to show kindness this year was by creating “Kindness Presents.” In order to do this, the class discussed that memorable compliments are often kind words said about who we are on the inside. They then each wrote a kind note to six different friends in the class. They worked tirelessly to write a compliment that was kind and specific to that person’s character. The best part was getting to open the wonderful notes they had received from their friends!

There is never a dull moment in Dr. Jon Kilpatrick’s gifted classroom. Students in third, fourth, and fifth grades with Gifted IEP’s push their strategy skills to the limit every day with games of Risk and through logic puzzles and word problems. But that’s not all. Third, fourth, and fifth graders are all engaged in other fields of study. These are some of their favorites: The third graders have begun working on studying words with Latin origins in order to determine specific spelling patterns associated with Latin words. The fourth graders have nearly completed their construction of a miniature house that features working lights with student-designed switches on all the walls. The fifth graders integrated a school research project and their field trip to Philadelphia when they visited the graves of the signers of the Declaration of Independence that they had been researching. Soon, they will present their research to their classmates.